A Jotman exclusive.
Recently I spoke with Tobias Grote-Beverborg, Asia correspondent for Deutsche Welle.
Tobias had recently returned from Rangoon, where on the remote
outskirts of the city, he visited survivors of a village that had been
decimated by Cyclone Nagris. Tobias has kindly supplied Jotman with
photos from his visit with these cyclone survivors.
The truly shocking story behind the photos -- as told by Tobias to Jotman -- is recored in this Jotman post. Our discussion raised some new and distrubing questions which I addressed in that blog post.
Update:
Tobias has just emailed me his "after photos". That is, the photos he
took of the same roadside the following day -- it's a crime scene. You
can view these here.
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I would like to express my appreciation to Tobias for kindly allowing me to post these photographs at Jotman. English translations of news reports for Deutsche Welle by Tobias Grote-Beverborg relating to his trip to Burma are available at the Deutsche Welle website (see here, here and here). The website SouthAsia.de is the place to go for English language reports from Tobias and other outstanding Deutsche Welle correspondents in Asia.
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Mae Li Ki village burned down by Burma Army on 10
May 2008. FBR Photo
People displaced by attacking Burma Army. May 2008.
FBR Photo
FBR relief team giving medical help to Mae Li Ki
IDPs. May 2008. FBR Photo
IDPs rebuild homes in Mae Li Ki village. May 2008.
FBR Photo
Burma Army left brochures about peace in Mae Li
Ki village after burning the village down. FBR Photo
Prisoner porters at Maw Pu camp. (Jan. 2008) 
Porter doing forced labor at Muthey Burma Army camp on the border of Kyauk Kyi and Mon Townships, Nyaunglebin District (Dec. 2007) 
Porter carrying water for troops at Muthey Burma Army camp. (Dec. 2007) 
Burma Army camp at the pagoda in Muthey village. (Dec. 2007) 
One of four Burma Army camps at Muthey. (Dec. 2007) 
Camp and helicopter pad and Muthey Burma Army camp. (Dec. 2007) 
K'baw Tu Burma Army camp in Kyauk Kyi Township. (Dec. 2007) 
Plako Burma Army camp, Papun District. (Dec. 2007) 
Burma Army camp close to Plako. (Dec. 2007) 
Burma Army camp at Ko Shaw, Shwegyin Township. (Dec. 2007) 
Burma Army troops at Maw Pu army camp in Papun District load military trucks with supplies destined for camps further to the east along the Kyauk Kyi - Hsaw Hta road (Jan. 9, 2007) 
Soldiers and forced porters load gasoline onto a truck at Maw Pu Burma Army camp (Jan. 9, 2007)
A truck moving out from Maw Pu army camp after being loaded with food supplies. (Jan. 9, 2007)
the charred remains of a home in Laykee village, burned down by the Burma Army in August, 2007. (Jan 22, 2008)
Burma Army soldier at a new camp only one and a half hour walk from Laykee village. Burma Army soldiers attacked Laykee village from camps on their newly completed north-south road. They have continued to attack villages and build new camps like this one. (Jan 22, 2008)
A new Burma Army camp and section of the new road from their camp at Busakee in the North, to their camp at Ler Mu Plaw in the South. (Jan 22, 2008)
Burma Army troops from Div. 88 operating in Toungoo Districts. (Jan. 2008)
Maw Pu Burma Army camp. (Dec. 2007) 
stacks of bagged rice at Maw Pu Burma Army camp. (Dec. 2007) 
food and gasoline stacked and ready for transport at Maw Pu army camp. (Jan. 2008) 
prisoner porters and soldiers loading gasoline onto a Burma Army truck at Maw Pu camp. (Jan. 2008) 
Burma Army troops loading trucks with food supplies at Maw Pu army camp. (Jan. 2008) 
Burma Army truck moving into Maw Pu camp to re-load with supplies. (Jan. 2008) 
trucks at Maw Pu camp wait to be loaded with supplies. (Jan. 2008) ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Bulldozer at Maw Pu Burma Army camp, partially concealed by hillside. Papun District. (Dec. 2007) 
The Kyauk Kyi - Hsaw Hta road that connects the plains of Burma to the Salween river and Thai border to east; after being improved by Burma Army bulldozers in December. (Jan. 2008) We took this photo last week as we (FBR relief teams) crossed the road between Burma Army patrols on a relief mission. Until this crossing no one had been able to cross for over one month, meaning that relief was unable to reach those in need during that time. 
The body of Saw Ler Gay, 28, shot and killed by the Burma Army on 15 November, 2007. He was killed by the same troops who attacked Ler Wah village. (Nov. 16, 2007)
Saw Ler Gay's wife and children. (Nov. 17 2007)
bullet-holes riddle the homes and belongings of Ler Wah villagers. Dec 2007. (Dec. 2007)
IDPs from Ler Wah fleeing attacks. (Dec. 2007)
Ler Wah villagers fleeing attacks. (Dec. 2007)
IDP grandmother in hiding in the Saw Wa Der area of Toungoo District (28 Jan. 2008) 
Family from Si Ka Der village, close to Bukee village, hiding from Burma Army attacks. (Jan 23. 2008)
The ashes of a home in Bukee village, Toungoo District, burned by the Burma Army on December 5, 2007. (Photo Jan 24. 2008)
body of a porter, forced to carry loads and shot and killed by the Burma Army in early December while they moved to attack Bukee village. (Jan 26. 2007)
villagers from Tha Eh Kee village, hiding from the Burma Army. (Jan 26. 2008)
Saw Bo La Gyi, 53, from Yaw Kee village, shot dead by the Burma Army on 1 January, 2008.
Saw Bo Wah, 32, from Yaw Kee village, shot and wounded by the Burma Army on 1 January, 2008.
Saw Hsa K'tray Saw, receiving medical care shortly after being blinded. (Nov. 2007)
Man from Laykee village shows the small crater left in the ground where the landmine exploded, blinding Saw Hsa K'tray Saw. (Jan. 2008)
Children flee with Grandmother 17 Feb 08
Children on the move 17 Feb 08
Families fleeing to new site 17 Feb 08
Escaped porter who stepped on a landmine
